Category Archives: WJTV

I-20 W. & I-55 S. to temporarily close in Jackson on April 8
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced crews will close all lanes of Interstate 20 westbound and Interstate 55 southbound at State Street in...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 30, 2022

LIST: Shelters, safe rooms open on March 30
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With the possibility of severe weather on Wednesday, March 30, officials are preparing for the storms. LIST: School closures due to severe weather on March 30 According to the ...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 30, 2022

How to report storm damage after severe weather
INDIANAPOLIS - During severe weather events, damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding, large hail, and even tornadoes can occur. It's important for damage to be reported to the National Weather Service, s...
Beth Finello Mar 30, 2022

4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine, UN agency says
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. The ne...
The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire Mar 30, 2022

Agencies release body camera footage from Spring Break shooting
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) - After a request from News 13 the Bay County Sheriff's Office released body camera footage from the chaotic scene of Sunday's shooting on Panama City Beach. The footage...
Jake Holter Mar 30, 2022

Behavioral Health hosts town hall about mental health, crime amongst youth
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mental health professionals, law enforcement, city leaders, and top officials held a panel discussion to talk about the mental health, substance abuse, and crime in Hinds Count...
Anthony Howard Mar 29, 2022

Man dies in single-car collision in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Gulfport man died in a single-car collision on Monday, March 28. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), a 2018 Volvo tractor-trailer driven by Michael J. W...
Cianna Reeves Mar 29, 2022

Jackson council members consider purchasing old downtown jail
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson is looking into the opportunity of purchasing an unused jail facility. The Jackson council discussed the option of buying the un-used sheriff department dow...
Marie Mennefield Mar 29, 2022

Simpson County School District votes on construction of new high school
UPDATE: SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Here are the voting results: 42 percent for57 percent against SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A special election in Simpson County was held on Tuesday, March 29 t...
Deidra Brisco Mar 29, 2022

Remarkable Women: Grangerette Haynes
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Merrium-Webster Dictionary defines the word "remarkable" as being uncommon or extraordinary. What makes a person remarkable? For me, it's a person who seeks to make a pos...
Chloe Ortega Mar 29, 2022
